The Blood Remembers
...In the shadow of Newark’s bricks and bones,
Where the pavement hums with moans,
Where mothers pray with open eyes,
And sons are born beneath gray skies—
The blood remembers. The land remembers.
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Categories:
redlines, 12th grade, black african
Form: Free verse
I Know the Redline
...Seems to me a veteran from when he enlists, to when he falls, shouldn’t be asked, once again, to wait behind any redlines. Understand that order must be maintained , that of course is the name of ...
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Categories:
redlines, angst, dark,
Form: Free verse
Oh! Happy Days
...Renting a car
Hire it weekly
Off of the forecourt
Ever so meekly
Waiting until
A mile up the road
Check for police
Throttle gets toed
Burning some rubber
Spinning the wheel
Smiling away as ...
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Categories:
redlines, funny, life, travel
Form: Light Verse